Michael Bennett (book series)
Michael Bennett is a series of thriller books by James Patterson. It follows Michael Bennett, an Irish American New York City detective, as he solves crimes and raises his ten adopted children.
Books
| Title | Year | Notes | NYTB |
| Step on a Crack | 2007 | Michael Bennett must free the celebrities and billionaires held hostage at a First Lady's funeral before it is too late. | #1 |
| Run for Your Life | 2009 | A serial killer called "the Teacher" is killing off Manhattanites who break his idea of courtesy. With Michael Ledwidge | #2 |
| Worst Case | 2010 | Someone is kidnapping the children of wealthy families, but he does not ask for any ransom. | #1 |
| Tick Tock | 2011 | Michael Bennett has to cut into vacation time with his family as a serial killer rips New York apart with a string of horrifying murders. | #1 |
| I, Michael Bennett | 2012 | A South American drug lord terrorizes New York City as Michael Bennett does his best to force this criminal mastermind to stand trial for his crimes. | - |
| Gone | 2013 | Following his angering of a powerful drug lord, Bennett and his family are in a witness protection program out in the boondocks of California. | - |
| Burn | 2014 | Bennett investigates a high society dining club suspected of practicing ritual murder and cannibalism. | #2 |
| Alert | 2015 | New York City is reeling from a wave of high-profile assassinations which are only a prelude to a more shocking and widespread terrorist plot. | |
| Bullseye | 2016 | The U.S. President's life is threatened by a mysterious conspiracy of snipers during an intense international conference in New York. | - |
| Haunted | 2017 | On vacation, local kids start disappearing and Michael Bennett is asked to investigate. | - |
| Ambush | 2018 | An anonymous tip about a crime in New York proves to be a set-up that takes down an officer, but not Michael Bennett. | - |
| Blindside | 2019 | The NYC mayor has a daughter who's missing and in danger. Michael Bennett has a son in prison. They make a deal. | - |
| The Russian | 2021 | Weeks before NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is to marry his longtime love, Mary Catherine, an assassin announces his presence in the city with a string of grisly murders. | - |
| Shattered | 2022 | A partner and friend disappears in Washington, D.C.. Michael Bennett goes outside his jurisdiction to investigate. | - |
| Obsessed | 2023 | A killer is targeting young women in New York City. One of the women is a friend of Michael Bennett's daughter. | - |
| Crosshairs | 2024 | Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert to track down a killer. | - |
| Paranoia | 2025 | Michael Bennett chases a killer who feeds on isolation and Paranoia. | - |
Books included in The New York Times Best Seller list, with highest position and first date.